New Websites Aim to Educate Stakeholders, Consumers About Insurance Marketplace

Friday, January 25, 2013

New Websites Aim to Educate Stakeholders, Consumers About Insurance Marketplace

The
Department of Health and Human Services recently launched 2 websites to educate
stakeholders and consumers about the health insurance exchanges, which now are referred
to as the Health Insurance Marketplace (Marketplace).

The
stakeholder website offers users a resources toolkit, talking points, an overview of
consumer research, and survey results about low-income
parents' experiences with their children's health insurance coverage and awareness
of and attitudes toward Medicaid and CHIP programs. The consumer website
offers basic information on the Marketplace, such as who is eligible, and links to websites
that describe each state’s Marketplace efforts thus far. The consumer page will
have more information about the states' health plans in October.